Landmark Terry County Ranch House Receives Historic Medallion
The M. B. Sawyer ranch house five miles south of Brownfield and the Gomez Cemetery were named Texas Historical Medallions in special services. Mrs. Ivy Savage of Lubbock invoked Edgar A. Guest while dedicating the home as a landmark. The cemetery preserves graves of early Terry County settlers.
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Brownfield
Ivy Savage
Lubbock
Edgar A. Guest
Ora
M. B. Sawyer
Here
Terry County
Texas
Gomez Cemetery
Sawyer Ranch
D. R. Givens
Jack Hamilton
Givens
Savage
Bill McGowan
M. R. Paddock
Rocherd Sweat
Adams
Eames
Waspa
Fender
West Texas Hospital
Gomez School
Soe
Pemenel
Gomez
Matt Key
West Texas
Clemmie Hamilton
Local Births and Family Notes From Lubbock Area Hospitals
Birth announcements list several newborns at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Highland Hospital and Methodist Hospital with weights ranging from 5 to 8 pounds and various times. Fathers’ occupations include farm laborer, manufacturing, shopping, plumbing, and ministry.
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Dario Alonzo
Eugene Gentry
E. Auburn St
Lubbock Osteopathic ‘Hospital
Lubbock Manufacturing Co
Earl Melton
Highland Hospital
Shop Rite Foods
Lloyd Shannon
Methodist Hospital
Tom Garcia
Bates St
Hall Foundries and Manufacturing Inc
NLRB Rules Private Colleges Come Under Its Jurisdiction
The National Labor Relations Board announced it will assume jurisdiction over labor disputes at private nonprofit colleges and universities for the first time. Cornell University petitioned for an election to decide union representation for its nonprofessional staff, reversing a 1951 ruling that blocked oversight. The board noted private colleges’ large interstate commerce effects and projected future cases will be guided by size and budget, while exempting state and city institutions.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Cornell University
Ithaca
N.Y
Cornell
Columbia University
Bar-None Rodeo Week Opens in Plainview
The 26th Bar-None Rodeo kicks off Thursday in Plainview with Pike’s Peak Rangerettes Colorado Springs joining, nightly acts by Wright Howlington and Eddie and Judy Kaye Jackson, Pony Express Race, and a parade at 4 0 p m. Mayor Louis Thomas proclaims Bar-None Rodeo Week. About 150 pro cowboys are expected. headquarters at Hilton Hotel lobby. Bill Minick and Harry Knight Rodeo Co. production. Clowns Doak and Hawington. announcer Chuck Parkinson. Parade showcases 10 riding clubs. top clubs to win trophies in junior and senior divisions. winners announced during Thursday night show.
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Plainview
Pike’s Peak
iMayor Louis Thomas
Plainview Rodeo Association
Rodeo
Hilton Hotel Lobby
Rodeo Cowboy Association
Bill Minick
Harry Knight Rodeo Co., Inc
Fort Worth
George Doak
Hawington
Chuck Parkinson
Alcoholism treatment debate at South Plains meeting
About 20 attendees from Lubbock and surrounding counties gathered at In Town Inn for a workshop on alcohol treatment in state hospitals. Lubbock County Judge Rick Shaw moderated with Beahan, C. W. Coffey, and Jack F. Cook Jr. present from Austin. The session ended with a summary discussion after lunch.
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South Plains Association of Governments
Texas Commission On Alcoholism
South Plains Guidance Center Association of
Jack F. Cook Jr
Commission
Airport hangar rental cuts after May tornado damage
Board approves a 50 percent reduction in monthly hangar rents on the east side of the airport for hangars damaged by the May 11 tornado. The measure, supported by members Leecho Bil Cantrell Dr cittard Breaud and backed by Le Pay Elmore Eddie Martin Gene Anderson, lasts until repairs are completed.
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Leecho Bil Cantrell
Cittard Breaud
LePay
Elmore
Eddie Martin
Gene Anderson
Senator Mansfield Warns On Cooper Church Vote And Deadlines
Senator Mansfield vows to stay a fixture until the 4.5 billion education bill is raised or he resigns. He criticizes Saturday adjournments and urges action on the Cooper Church amendment despite a likely House veto and Nixon opposition. The end of the month demands pass of the military sales bill a debt ceiling raise and a supplemental appropriations bill. A Thurmond amendment on the Freedom Fighter sale to Thailand is set for a 3 pm vote with a Foreign Relations rider restricting the aircraft to South Vietnam.
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Senate
House
Nixon
Cooper-Church
Mansfield
Sen. Strom Thurmond
Rs.c
Thailand
Foreign Relations Committee
South Vietnam
Area Man Given Probation Term For Check Pass
A. Lamesa man Billy Bob Long 23 was placed on probation for three years Tuesday in district court for passing a worthless $418.12 check. Assistant District Attorney Ronnie Jackson said Long admitted giving the check to Continental Wrnithes on Sept 20, 1969.
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A. Lamesa
Billy Bob Long
Roe He. Posse
Ora
Dee
A. Ergance
Ronnie Jackson
Long
Continentall Wrnithes
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Preston Smith
Capitol
National Youth Horse Congress
Dallas
Ricky Hunt
Tara Brazeal
Linda Elam
Perry David Gott
S6th
Farr's Supermarkets
Andrew Nixon
Birch Street Church of Christ
Joe Mays
23Rd St
Brethaoe Hospital
Texas Tech
Rodney Bednarz
Slaton
NLRB
Putes
United States
Edward Mill
Antonda Naallagac
Anivar
TAL Ae
Civil Service
Ployes Association, Inc
Beahan
Ford Mand
Ford
Humphrey
Lester Humphrey
Maverick
Ford Dealer
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